Bigbores is in 5th place in post count and about to lose thread counts as well to Big game.



I'm sure it used to be up there with the African game forum.



Are bigbores becoming a big bore?



Karl.

i dont think so maybe no one has very much to say i am shure it will but up in the number 2-3 spot again

Big bores have a limited clientele and small bores are a dime a dozen in this country, as it should be..We have little dangerous game.

That is true Ray, but the ratios of bigbores to smallbores were still the same 6 years ago.
Back when 'big game rifles' made this site what it is.

In fact there is probably a higher ratio of bigbores now.

So what has happened ?

Karl.

A lot of people have lost interest in the big bore forums due to their attractiveness to trolls. And also non-relevant posts. Takes the shine and enjoyment out of them.

Karl, I know why my husband no longer posts on this site! I would bet it is the same reason many don't post here any longer. You and your friends made the big bore forum what it is today, so enjoy it!

judy

ps - George has had nothing to do with what has happened here either so don't go blaming him for your bad behavior.

Atkinson, as usual, has hit the nail on the head. It has nothing to do with the troll twins, ScottS & Judy. They can take their lies, multiple memberships and piss off. Neither of them ever had anything but lies to contribute to any forum anyway.



Karl, I think we have just tuned some of the static out. The BB forum should be a more pure show without so much crap.

Speaking of trolls, I'm trying to repsond to posts so that big dummies posts get shuffled down.

Everything ebbs and flows, and big bores are also a luxury item. Whether for the hunting of dangerous game, or just to joy of owning and shooting them, it is a luxury to have them, and perhaps not as many folks have the spare change to do so.

I have to agree with Nitro and the 'other poster'. Too many trolls and bs posts here in the last 4 months. I hardly ever come here and post anymore either. A lot of posters from here are posting on other Forums now.

Now that Mortie has found this forum and decided to troll it (that was your idea Karl ) there is even less reason to stop.

Mickey,

I think the reason is simple. The rate at which we exchange ideas etc. is greater than the rate at which new members arrive. This results in a drop off in posting activity which in turn will mean that troll type postings become the main activity on the forum. What then compounds the problem is that troll and other off topic threads are invariably the most popular.

I don't think the posters have gone elsewhere to any great extent, they have just stopped posting. There are certainly some at www.NitroExpress.com but the activity there PLUS the activity here is far less than what use to take place on this forum.

Another thing which will have happened is that many of the core posters on this forum have been here for a few years and over that time their gun interests and circumstances change. Initially many of these posters, and I would include myself in this group, were very much in a state of flux as to their guns and ideas as to what they wanted and that results in lost of postings and responses.

Mike

I know myself I am gettin a lot buisre of late and have nopt had the time I once had to contribute or scan the forum. The trolls dont bother me.....the people who regularly respond to them are the reason they persist. They get exactly what they want everytime....a reaction

I see this thread has become a "self help" group session for a majority of the REAL problem posters here on AR's 'Big Bore Forum'. Whatever it takes to make you guys "feel" good about yourselves. Strange, most of you seem to be from Oz? Any particular reason?

Judy

I'll be perfectly honest with you guys. I'm realitvly new to this site and find it to be pretty unfriendly. Just about all of these threads turn into huge ego driven shit sandwhiches before long. I find this to be annoying.



When you've got people making comments like "If you had as much African experience as me" and "you've only got 10 posts how can you make a statement like that".



I've hunted all lover the place including Africa quite extensivley. I think that the number of posts one has made on this site is really pretty irrelivant to ones hunting experience. I also don't think that one needs to rest one self proclaimed hunting superiority on the the fact that he's hunted Africa 10 times while some other guy only has 3 hunts under his belt. You're still just a wet behind ears greenhorn babe in the woods compared to you're average citizen hunter local so GET OVER IT!!! No matter how you cut it most of us are just a damn bunch tourist truth be known. No matter how many hunting trips you've got under your belt.



Some guys hunt every year for their adult lives and never have a darn thing happen to them and some guys get involved in a full out oh crap situation on their very first hunt. That is just how it goes.



There is so much crap slung on this site that I am uncomfortable posting. I just don't want to get involved. Hell my very first post on this site some A-Hole (Gato Gordo) accused me of being a dumb ass BAT man. Welcome to the AR forum!!!



A few of you guys really need to think about the judicious use of some prozac!



Sorry if I've offended anyone but I have heard the same thing from several friends they won't post on this forum at all due to the high copncentration of grade A pure A-Holes that are lurking on this site. ARF really needs some good mderation..

"Just about all of these threads turn into huge ego driven shit sandwhiches before long"



Your's was the first post on this thread to fit that description.



Just showing us how a real shit eating egotist posts in order to present an example of how 'uncomfortable' it makes people?



Sheer Genius.



Karl.

"Just showing us how a real shit eating egotist posts in order to present an example of how 'uncomfortable' it makes people?"



Karl,



You may have a point there.



Want to have lunch sometime?





The reason I am on this site is for the exchange of ideas and information. I see a lot of hostile comments on this site in general not just this thread, and really don't know why it has to be that way?

I've been coming here for quite awhile, but I mostly just read because of my lack of real experience. I believe the posts have gone down because so many topics have been covered it's hard to think of new ones. People get bored and feel the need to engage in arguments rather than saying anything constructive.

That said, I still believe this particular forum has covered more than any gun mags could do in 20 years, and you get more than just one writer's opinion.

I've always tried to be friendly to people here because I appreciate many of their opinions and time. I think I even sent a PM to "surestrike" about living in Colorado a week or so ago--did you get that?

Big Bore will do fine in spite of those ---As you quote



"""The inability to post pictures of your big guns is a major indicator of being a troll, you know."""



I guess this wife know the foibles of her husband.Posting pics in a way that is designed to cause arguments, is all he has done.And there is the possibility that he has done what he said, but operates in a way that says he is a snob, and can't lower himself to share. Which caused trouble, but we will survive.



Fifth place for a forum called BIG BORES isn't to shabby has most shooters and hunters look down upon that class of

hardware.The short,fat,varmit, case syndrome you know.Ed.

I think it's doing okay FWIW. Seldom post here as I only have one almost big bore Capegun, and not too many questions about it. Look often enough though. Little buzzing flys get a bit annoying sometimes, but hey, it's like that out in the woods too!

If you take offense in somebody in particular, use the "ignore this user" feature, presto!, buzzzing goes away!!!


Dan

Pres., TYGC
www.Rationalizing.Everything

300H&H



Sorry bud I'm not trying to be unfriendly I just hadn't checked the PM's in awhile. There is one waiting for you now..

I think Mike's post hits the nail on the head.

Bigbores is what made this site in the early days.

The guy making it to a gun site back then was a hardcore seeker of knowledge on a mission.

Now there is more people than ideas to talk about so talk naturally turns to people themselves.

Even the trolls back when it started had to maintain a tight grip on themselves and stay gun related to even get heard.Bill tibbe, latigo, todd E etc until they broke down.

Now the ones we have are very weak and unoriginal, easy to expose and thus quite harmless.Despite games they feel are quite convoluted and clever.

The thing is we have similar normal people in their droves to be upset by the trolls.

Karl

I'm still trying to figure out the significance of the Big Bore forum being in "5th place?" Does it really make a hoot in hell? Does it subtract from the value of any comment here? Is Accurate Reloading a "Forum Race?"

Forgive me, but all this concern seems a tempest in a teacup to me. I think everyone should get back to talking guns and forget which forum has the most comments. It's utterly irrelevent.

Saeed has started about 25 additional forums since the sight began. It's only natural there is a decline in the original. So what?

Who cares about post counts? I'll take quality of over the amount of posts any day. Surely there must be something more important than boosting the post count with threads like these?



Take for instance, the Marlin Lever Action Safari, Ltd. Edition Cape Buffalo PH Mod. , in 45/70, with optional Hardcastwide meplat tuned, extended drop tube magazine!



Or is the decline of the number of post due to goofy crap like this one?

Pecos and Rusty are correct. Post and thread count don't matter, as long as the information/knowledge contained herein is helpful.

Without commercial sponsorship, there is no need to drive (often acrimonious) debates to enhance hit count as on other sites.

Also, owning and shooting modern big bores of .40 caliber and up tends to appeal to hardcore gun enthusiasts, at least as it pertains to bolt-action, double rifles, and high-end single-shots like the Hagn and Farquharsons.

George

Rusty,

From your posting on this thread:

Surely there must be something more important than boosting the post count with threads like these?



Mike

None of it matters.I just made an observation.

However I think Mikes last post illustrates the main point precisley.

Karl.